Cycling Embassy of Denmark


Tag: policy

New Danish common government policy includes bicycles

Earlier today, the New Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced the official common government policy entitled “A Denmark that stands together”. The government policy propose some interesting traffic solutions.

1000 kilometers of new bike lanes in the world’s biggest city of cars

Los Angeles, the city known for cars, is going to get more than 1000 kilometers of new bike lanes within the forthcoming years.

Millions of Pounds for Cycling in England – Why?

One of Kevin Mayne’s, Cycling England, presentations from the Danish national conference on cycling

Tax incentives for bike commuting

Denmark is in many aspects a front-runner when it comes to cycling. Unfortunately, the area of tax incentives for bike commuting is not one of them.

Cities look into cycling possibilities

Short interview with Connie Hedegaard – European Commissioner for Climate Action – from the Velo-City Global conference in Copenhagen

Boosting cycling is win-win

“Cycling improves health and the environment but it is not in the DNA of government. It needs to be”

Handy Lessons From Overseas on Walking and Bicycling

A team of 12 U.S. transportation professionals conducted in May 2009 an international scan in Europe focused on bicyclist

Municipality of Ballerup

Interdisciplinary Approach to Biking

Danish Cycling History

During the first half of the 20th century the bicycle became more and more popular in Denmark